HKSAR gov't condemns U.S. politicians for slandering Hong Kong

28/2/2025 6:25

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Thursday strongly condemned individual members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for making baseless allegations against Hong Kong and smearing the national security law in Hong Kong and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, through introducing a so-called resolution against Hong Kong.

The HKSAR government strongly condemned and opposed such despicable political maneuvering and reckless clamoring, and urged the United States to stop undermining Hong Kong's international reputation, and immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong matters, which are purely China's internal affairs.

A spokesperson for the HKSAR government said that U.S. politicians have repeated their tactics and breached the international law and the basic norms underpinning international relations, and wantonly interfering with Hong Kong matters by passing the so-called resolution, which is a despicable political manipulation.

With at least 21 pieces of laws safeguarding U.S. national security, the U.S. politicians have displayed hypocrisy and exposed their double standards by pointing fingers at the HKSAR's legal system and enforcement mechanism to safeguard national security, the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson stressed that the HKSAR law enforcement agencies have been taking law enforcement actions based on evidence and strictly in accordance with the law in respect of the acts of the persons or entities concerned, which have nothing to do with their political stance, background or occupation.

Any suggestion that certain individuals or organizations should be immune from legal consequences for their illegal acts is no different from advocating a special privilege to break the law, and this totally runs contrary to the spirit of the rule of law, the spokesperson added.

The HKSAR government will, as always, resolutely, fully and faithfully implement the national security law in Hong Kong, the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, and other relevant laws safeguarding national security in the HKSAR, to effectively prevent, suppress and impose punishment for acts and activities endangering national security in accordance with the law, the spokesperson said.